How does the Rorschach inkblot test work? - Damion Searls
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For nearly a century, ten inkblots have been used as an almost mystical personality test. Long kept confidential for psychologists and their patients, the mysterious images were said to draw out the workings of a person’s mind. But what can inkblots really tell us, and how does this test work? Damion Searls details how the Rorschach Test can help us understand the patterns of our perceptions.
Do you believe that any psychological test is valid? How should a doctor or judge or potential employer evaluate someone’s personality or mental health?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Damion Searls
- Director Serin İnan, Tolga Yıldız
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Producer Serin İnan
- Designer İbrahim Hakkı Uslu
- Illustrator İbrahim Hakkı Uslu
- Animator Gökhan Gürkan
- Sound Designer Deniz Doğançay
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
